Trout Unlimited Rebrand Case Study

Empathy-First Rebranding: Unifying 400+ Independent Organizations

How do you unify 400+ independent organizations without mandate authority? You listen. No, really listen. Until you can stand in their shoes. You give them tools they actually want to use.

This case study details the empathy-first approach that achieved 50%+ voluntary brand adoption in six months, proving that collaborative change management can transform even the most complex distributed structures.

Empathy-First Rebranding: Unifying 400+ Independent Organizations - Cover
A page titled "The Challenge" from the case study

Key Results:

  • 50%+ voluntary adoption across 400+ chapters
  • 50% reduction in design requests to creative team
  • Zero mandates required